Iowa City Daily Links: July 13

As always, I'll start with links to stories on this site, but then I'll venture out into the world of other publications. Feel free to suggest links to stories that I might have missed and I can add them during the day.

From Iowa City Patch

A day after the president and president pro tem the Iowa State Board of Regents stepped down from those positions at Gov. Terry Branstad's request, the board nominated the for those two positions.

The Iowa City City Council unanimously approved the first of three votes required to due to census changes.

Five people were arrested in a on Monday.

We have an article from IowaWatch.org describing Rick Santorum's .

I put together a  from our first month of existence. Check 'em out!

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From Other Sites:

The new Board of Regents president will focus on hiring a new leader for Iowa State University, writes Luke Voelz for the Daily Iowan.

Juliana Fabiano of the Daily Iowan profiles three current challengers to Dave Loebsack for the new second U.S. Congressional district.

Rob Daniel of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that seven area students have recently won National Merit awards.

Jennifer Hemmingsen of the Gazette writes that the Board of Regents shouldn't have caved to Gov. Branstad's demands.

The Des Moines Register editorial board also wags a finger at Branstad.

An interesting analysis by the Washington Post on Tim Pawlenty being stuck in no-man's-land between two rapidly coalescing parts of the Republican electorate.

Stephen Colbert adds his take on the Family Leader marriage pledge, writes the Iowa Independent.